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Adventure Games
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About Adventure
An adventure game is a genre in which the player performs as a protagonist. It is usually supported by puzzle-solving, gathering items, dialogues, and intervening goals. Adventure focus on story, many of them are designed for a single player. Colossal Cave Adventure is known as the first of the genre, released in 1976. They rocketed in the 1980s; later it led to the appearance of independent video game developers. The Walking Dead by TellTale Games is considered as the game which renewed the whole genre. It has a revolutionary mechanics which change the gameplay as the players make their choices. These games are still favorite among the users; independent developers start crowd-funding companies to raise money; the genre is celebrated on practically any platform.
Top Developers in Adventure
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Popular Adventure Nintendo Switch Games
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Viviette
Arcade Spirits
A Hat in Time - Seal the Deal
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea DX
ITTA
Season Match
Her Majesty's SPIFFING
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
FOX n FORESTS
Junk Jack
Double Cross
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
The Lightbringer
The Tower of Beatrice
The Longest Road on Earth
A Long Way Down
Feather
Fae Farm
Infliction: Extended Cut
Earthworms
Escape First
The Trail: Frontier Challenge
The Legend of Dark Witch
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World
INFERNIUM
Trash Sailors
Sailing Era
DRAGON BALL: THE BREAKERS
Family Man
Pizza Titan Ultra
SKYHILL: Black Mist
Alvastia Chronicles
Debtor
Asdivine Hearts
Shadows 2: Perfidia
Cast of the Seven Godsends
No Case Should Remain Unsolved
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Conway: Disappearance at Dahlia View
MazM: Jekyll and Hyde
Scribblenauts Mega Pack
Evil Defenders
The Dark Eye: Memoria
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands
Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!
The Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection
My Lovely Wife
MARSUPILAMI - HOOBADVENTURE
ElecHead
Dreamwalker: Never Fall Asleep
Piofiore: Fated Memories
Star Story: The Horizon Escape
Epic Chef
kuso
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
MY LITTLE PONY: A Maretime Bay Adventure
Wenjia
Creepy Road
Shio
Adventure News
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SEGA says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance sales haven't met its expectations
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Screenbound confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, including physical release
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Ocarina of Time fan remake using Unreal Engine scrapped after a decade of development
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